General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Your success in the IAS examinations depends not only on (A)/ what papers you have selected (B)/but on how you have written them. (C)/ No error(D).
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5daed5967f47a948b610936c- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q:Change the voice in the sentences given below by selecting the correct alternative:
We had to count the money.
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5e6a500abb5e0741068639be- 1The money was to be counted .false
- 2The money had been counted .false
- 3The money was counted.false
- 4The money had to be counted.true
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Answer : 4. "The money had to be counted. "
Q: They are residing (A)/ in this city (B)/ for the last two decades. (C)/ No error (D)
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5f310c08c923a92061dd1a47- 1Cfalse
- 2Dfalse
- 3Atrue
- 4Bfalse
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Answer : 3. "A"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
My friend lives in a nearby street whose name I have forgotten.
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5ddca667e1ce690ab505f846- 1the name of whichfalse
- 2which namefalse
- 3of which nametrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "of which name "
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The postman / delivers the letters / through hand, / door to door.
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649aaeda3662c8741dfdabab- 1door to doorfalse
- 2delivers the lettersfalse
- 3The postmanfalse
- 4through handtrue
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Answer : 4. "through hand"
Explanation :
The correct form should be "delivers the letters by hand, door to door." The preposition "through" should be replaced with "by."
Q:In the following sentence found out whether there is any error in any part of the sentence. If there is error mark your answer letter corresponding to that part a,b,c or d.If there is no error mark your answer ‘e’.
Road developers unable (a)/ to complete their projects (b)/ on time will not be (c)/ awarded new ones. (d)/ No error (e)
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5dfb2afc1d67d356b4b89785- 1afalse
- 2bfalse
- 3cfalse
- 4dfalse
- 5etrue
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Answer : 5. "e"
Q:Change the sentences as directed, choosing from the options given below
Where did you go last evening? (Change into Assertive)
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5e68b1ee6093d17f83388626- 1I does go to see a movie.false
- 2I am go to see a movie.false
- 3I am went to see a movie.false
- 4You didn't go anywhere last evening.true
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Answer : 4. "You didn't go anywhere last evening. "
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
butterflies in the stomach
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5d42999ad1e5bb3ada645368- 1being angryfalse
- 2being hungryfalse
- 3being excitedfalse
- 4being nervoustrue
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